reformatory
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English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɹəˈfɔɹməˌtɔɹi/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətəɹi/, /ɹɪˈfɔː(ɹ)mətɹi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective
reformatory (comparative more reformatory, superlative most reformatory)
- Of, pertaining to, or conducive to reform; reformative.
- 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 49:
- Other reformatory schools might not strike that balance between reform and education.
Noun
reformatory (plural reformatories)
- A prison, especially one for juveniles; a reform school.
- 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 45:
- It was the nicest-looking property Elwood had ever seen—a real school, a good one, not the forbidding reformatory he’d conjured the last few weeks.
Synonyms
- (for juveniles): reform school, borstal, approved school, youth detention centre, juvenile hall, detention home
Translations
juvenile institution — see reform school
Further reading
reformatory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
